It’s National Chocolate Wafer Day. What’s A Wafer?

  [1] The Central European recipe for thin wafers came to the U.S. in the mid-1700s with émigrés from Moravia (photo © Dewey’s Moravian Cookies). [2] Thicker wafers are exemplified by these Vanilla Wafers, invented in the 1890s in New York City (photo © Nabisco). [3] This type of sugar wafer, called Neapolitan, were invented…
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For July 4th: A Red, White & Blue Hot Dog Pizza Recipe

In addition to hot dogs on the grill, here’s something different for July 4th week: a red, white, and blue pizza. You can also make the pizza on the grill (here’s how).     RED, WHITE & BLUE HOT DOG PIZZA Ingredients Red(ish): hot dogs, sliced Red Optional: red jalapeños, sliced White: sauerkraut on a…
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